For more information about any position(s) above, please call (615) 792-5664

Certificated Personnel

Tennessee Code Annotated 49-5-413 amended effective January 1, 2000, states that a local board of education shall require any person applying for a position as a teacher and any person applying for any other position requiring proximity to school children to:

1. Agree to the release of all investigative records to the board for examination for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of criminal violation information as required by 49-5-406(a)(1)(A); and

2. Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The Cheatham County Board of Education will pay the costs incurred by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in conducting such investigation.

Employment in the Cheatham County school system will be contingent upon the Board of Education's review of the records and information obtained pursuant to statute.

The school system does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin or handicap in the operation of its educational programs and activities including employment practices.

If you hold an out-of-state teaching license contact the Tennessee Department of Education, 710 James Robertson Parkway, 5th floor, Gateway Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0377, telephone number (615) 532-4885 to request the teacher packet for your license.

If you do not hold a license from any state, but would like to apply for your Tennessee teacher license contact, the Licensure Department at any university of your choice to make an appointment for your transcripts to be reviewed. This department will review your transcripts and guide you in completing the educational coursework necessary to become certified in Tennessee.

Download the Application for Teachers: JOB APPLICATION

Teacher Pay Scale (2011-2012) : CLICK HERE

Employment Procedures

PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND COMPLY WITH THESE PROCEDURES.
Upon the return of your completed application, the application will be reviewed for:
    A. Tennessee licensure-if you are in the process applying for a TN license, please notify this office upon receipt of license.
    B. Area/areas of certification
    C. Placement in the active file

2. Bring the following when called for interview:
    1. Transcript copy
    2. Copy of Tennessee License (not original)
    3. Recent Resume
    4. At least two (2) letters of recommendation

3. Selected applicants are interviewed for positions as they become available.
    After this, applicants will be referred to appropriate principal(s) for further interviews.
    There is no initial interview process for all applicants.

4. Applications will be reviewed each July to establish current status, and all those over (1) year old will be purged.
    If you wish your application to remain in the active file, please notify this office by mail, phone (615-792-5664), or e-mail.
    Please make any changes in address or phone number by mail, phone (615-792-5664), or e-mail.

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Classified Personnel

All classified personnel, except Food Service and Custodial Service, require a High School diploma or GED .

Classified personnel include the following: Substitute Teacher, Teacher Assistant, School Office Staff, Attendance Secretary, Bookkeeper, Food Service, Custodial Service. Applying to substitute teach click here for extra information.

Tennessee Code Annotated 49-5-413 amended effective January 1, 2000, states that a local board of education shall require any person applying for a position as a teacher and any person applying for any other position requiring proximity to school children to:
1. Agree to the release of all investigative records to the board for examination for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of criminal violation information as required by 49-5-406(a)(1)(A); and
2. Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Employment in the Cheatham County school system will be contingent upon the Board of Education's review of the records and information obtained pursuant to statute.

The school system does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin or handicap in the operation of its educational programs and activities including employment practices.

For more information: Call (615) 792-5664 (be sure to include your mailing address if you want an application mailed to you) 
or Download Classified Personnel application in PDF format.
(You must have Adobe Acrobat reader 4.0 or higher to open document.) You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader at the Adobe site.

Print out the pages, fill in information required and mail to:
    Board of Education
    102 Elizabeth St.
    Ashland City, TN
    37015
OR
    fax to (615) 792-2551 Attn: Janice Thomas, Receptionist

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Substitute Teachers

Applying to Substitute Teach in Cheatham County Schools, you will need to provide us with a copy of your High School diploma or G.E.D.

We will need to copy your social security card or birth certificate AND your driver’s license.

A copy of your application will be sent out to the school(s) you designate on your application.
The principal of each school is responsible for reviewing sub applications and calling their own subs. We do not have a central office staff member in charge of substitutes. The principal of each school has complete discretion as to which applicants they call to substitute at their particular school.

Substitute pay is $50.00 per day. We pay substitutes on the 5th day of each month. Checks are mailed out on the 5th unless you call a couple of days before the 5th to request us to hold your check for pick up.

The cut off date for calculating sub payroll is arbitrary. Our payroll clerk notifies the schools each month of the cut off date for that particular month.
Please keep a record of your days worked on your own calendar for comparison to your pay stub. The pay stub will indicate the dates included in that paycheck.

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